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Employment
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Cancerandcareers.org: A Resource for Working Women With Cancer 
 Designed for working women with any type of cancer, their employers, coworkers, and caregivers. Provides coping strategies and tips; brief facts about cancer; and stories from patients, friends, and employers to inspire women to continue to work through treatment. Also available in Spanish. Searchable. http://www.cancerandcareers.org/ Topics: Cancer, Jobs & Work, Long-term Care, Senior Health, Women Last updated Feb 24, 2007 Engineer Girl
This website encourages girls to consider careers in the engineering fields such as space, medicine, environment, and communications. It features descriptions of different types of engineers, fun facts about engineering, profiles of women engineers, career planning tips, contests, an archive of "Ask an Engineer" answers, and more. From the National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies. http://www.engineergirl.org/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Science, Women Last updated Feb 27, 2008 Feminist Career Center
Listings of available positions with feminist and progressive organizations, browsable by region and searchable. Can also post resume information. From the Feminist Majority Foundation. http://feminist.org/911/jobs/joblisting.asp Topics: Job Listings, Jobs & Work, Women Last updated Jul 20, 2009 From Warrior Women to Female Pharaohs: Careers for Women in Ancient Egypt
"Whilst the concept of a career choice for women is a relatively modern phenomenon, the situation in ancient Egypt was rather different." This essay describes how ancient Egyptian women's "ability to exercise varying degrees of power and self-determination was most unusual in the ancient world." Discusses "ladies of leisure," women who held high office, and women priests. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/women_01.shtml Topics: History By Place, Jobs & Work, Women Last updated Feb 12, 2008 Glass Ceiling Commission (1991-1996)
"Created as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Commission works to identify glass ceiling barriers and expand practices and policies which promote employment opportunities for the advancement of minorities and women into positions of responsibility in the private sector." The site contains studies and reports about recruitment, barriers to employment and advancement, differences between government, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations, and other issues. From the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/glassceiling/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Social Issues, Women Last updated Oct 3, 2006 I Was Wondering ... A Curious Look at Women's Adventures in Science
This site, inspired by a biography series for middle-school-aged students, is "intended to showcase the accomplishments of contemporary women in science and to highlight for young people the varied and intriguing careers of some of today's most prominent scientists." Features background and suggested experiments related to 10 recent women scientists (such as a robot designer, gene hunter, and space geologist). Includes links to related sites. From the National Academies. http://iwaswondering.com/ Topics: Science, Women Last updated Feb 19, 2008 Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers: 1961-2003
This February 2008 report "first analyzes trends in women's work experience prior to their first birth and the factors associated with employment during pregnancy. ... The next section identifies the maternity leave arrangements used by women before and after their first birth. ... The final section examines how rapidly mothers return to work." Includes data tables and graphs. Opens directly into a PDF document. A Current Population Report from the U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-113.pdf Topics: Jobs & Work, Women Last updated Mar 12, 2008 Older Women Workers, Ages 55 and Over
This document presents quick facts about U.S. women in the workforce, ages 55 and older, noting that of the 34.9 million women in that age group in 2004, "10.7 million were in the labor force (working or looking for work)." Covers types of occupations, retirement age, pensions, and median income. Includes links to related data and publications. From the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau. http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/qf-olderworkers55.htm Topics: Jobs & Work, Women Last updated Feb 23, 2009 Resources for Women
"This site highlights and celebrates the contribution of women in the nuclear field." Read or listen to the women of IAEA profile their stories of challenges to balance home and work. Includes statistics on the number of women in the nuclear industry, efforts to educate and include women in the industry, and how nuclear science is used to help impoverished women. From the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). http://www.iaea.org/Resources/Women/ Topics: Energy, Industries, Jobs & Work, Notable People: Women, Science, Technology, Women Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City
Companion website to a documentary about female firefighters at the New York City Fire Department. Features interviews with four women firefighters, an illustrated historical timeline of women firefighters, filmmaker interview, and related readings and websites. From Independent Lens. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/takingtheheat/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Women Last updated Apr 4, 2006 U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau
Established by Congress in 1920, the Women's Bureau "is the only federal agency mandated to represent the needs of wage-earning women in the public policy process." The site provides information about regional offices, fact sheets and other publications, statistics, press releases, and speeches. Also includes information about bureau history, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and links to state resources. Searchable. http://www.dol.gov/wb/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Labor, Social Issues, Women Last updated Feb 27, 2005 Women in the U.S. Postal System
This presentation features history of women in the U.S. postal service (such as Mary Katherine Goddard, who was appointed Baltimore's postmaster in 1775), a brief essay about women in the postal system today, and audio clips of women talking about their experiences in the postal workplace (such as physical work, discrimination, and working while pregnant). Includes historical photos. From the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/WomenHistory/index.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Women Last updated Mar 19, 2009 Women Working, 1870-1930
"Provides access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from Harvard's library and museum collections. This collection explores women's roles in the US economy between the Civil War and the Great Depression. Working conditions, conditions in the home, costs of living, recreation, health and hygiene, conduct of life, policies and regulations governing the workplace, and social issues are all well documented." Thousands of items are searchable, or browsable by topic, individual, dates and events, or organization. http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/ Topics: History, Jobs & Work, Libraries & Archives by Type, Notable People: Women, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Women Last updated Jan 2, 2009 WomensMedia.com
This Web site aims to provide "in-depth material to help working women advance." Features articles on careers and self-improvement, book reviews, discussion groups, and a section on girls and technology. Free registration required for newsletters; "Learning Club" is a commercial service. Searchable. http://www.womensmedia.com/ Topics: Education, Jobs & Work, Women Last updated Jan 20, 2004 Working Moms' Refuge
"This site is produced by women living the same life as you -- we juggle babies and dinners and work and sanity. Come share with us your tales, your tips, your questions ... you can talk to other Moms on the lists and you can always blow off steam on the rant boards." Includes sections on recipes, single moms, career, family, news, and telecommuting. http://www.momsrefuge.com/ Topics: Families, Jobs & Work, People, Recipes & Food Preparation, Women Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Working Mother
Features and articles to help women juggle career and family roles. Includes lists of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" and "Best Companies for Women of Color," with links to the companies' websites. This version of the print magazine has a selection of current articles plus an archive of some material from past issues. http://www.workingmother.com/ Topics: Families, Jobs & Work, Magazines, Women Last updated Aug 10, 2009 |
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